Then the nanny took out a box and presented it to me, saying, "This hairpin was found in Weng Hui's yard. We're still searching for the bracelets."
The old lady then asked the maid, "Is my carriage ready?"
The nanny first replied to the old lady: "It's ready."
Then he said to Mei Xuanqi, "Replying to Second Young Master, this old servant thinks that the Second Young Madam and Aunt Shu may not be planning to come back."
Mei Xuanqi was struck by lightning, but then he thought again and felt that it was very possible. No wonder he didn't make a fuss, it turned out that this was what he was planning.
He sat there blankly for a moment, his mind confused and at a loss. How could he let them leave him?
He stared blankly at the hairpin again. Seeing his expression, Old Lady Mei said, "I'm going to the Plum Garden now. Although you and your eldest brother are not very good, I will do whatever it takes to protect the third generation of the Mei family."
Seeing that his son was still stupid, he sighed and said, "Do you want to go and get your wife and Shuxin, as well as your children? If you want, come with me."
Mr. Mei finally came to his senses and immediately stood up and said, "I'll go with my mother." But just as he was about to go out, he saw Weng Hui and Mei Ruolin, who had heard the news, hurriedly following him out.
Weng Hui said, "Second Master, I'll go with you. This is a misunderstanding caused by me. I'll go and apologize to the mistress and Concubine Su, and have Mei Ruolin apologize to my brothers and sisters.
Please stop being angry with me and just come back and live your life with me."
After hearing this, Mr. Mei's eyes relaxed a little. He turned to look at his mother. Old Mrs. Mei had already got on the carriage.
The second master ordered the servant beside him: "Go and harness the carriage for Aunt Weng and the young master." He followed his mother.
As soon as I got into my mother's carriage, I heard the maid inside say, "I'm afraid it's because of this hairpin that Shunxin couldn't sit still. She found out about it and left without saying anything. Aunt Weng chased her and asked about it, but Shunxin asked her about the bracelet instead."
The master and the servant were chatting when they saw Mei Xuanqi come in through the curtains. The old lady asked, "What are you doing here?"
Suddenly, he sighed again, "Shunxin, who serves me, was originally named Ruyi. Because you named your own maid Ruyi, I changed her name. Actually, Shunxin, Shuxin, Kexin, Chengxin, and Ruyi all came into the mansion in the same batch."
The three of them were silent for a while, and the nanny next to them said, "Second Master probably wants to ask about the hairpin."
Mrs. Mei said, "The hairpin your daughter-in-law lost was given to her by me. She and Ma Jingling each have one.
Your wife told me before she went to the Plum Garden. I helped her investigate, and I also asked people to keep an eye on a few suspicious servants.
I guess your wife said something in the plum garden, deliberately trying to alert the enemy.
Someone from Meiyuan came to our house in a hurry to find one of the people I was keeping an eye on. When that person got the news, he hurriedly wanted to sell the hairpin, but we caught him red-handed.
Go ask your Aunt Weng about this. I'm afraid she can't sit still either, so don't crowd in here with me."
Mei Xuanqi thought to himself: So she really did lose a hairpin. It wasn't to threaten others, but just to alert the snakes and scare the tigers.
The maid said, "This is no ordinary hairpin. The old lady gave it to me as a wedding gift. The craftsmanship on this one is quite elaborate. The top-grade jade inlaid on it costs over sixty pieces. It is a crown hairpin with six vertical sections. It is truly exquisite and beautiful."
Yuan Zhixi didn't expect the old lady to come to the Plum Garden in person. She thought the second master of the Mei family would definitely lie and say that they were sick or something like that.
This made her think that Old Lady Mei would definitely assign more staff to her. Since women and children had lived here for a long time, there would always be servants and guards. Since the children were "all sick", her personal maid would have the opportunity to come over.
However, he didn't expect that no one knows a son better than his mother. The old lady asked the coachman to go back and ask him about it. After knowing the truth, he immediately set off to come.
Although Mrs. Mei heard that the children were whipped, she did not expect the injuries to be so serious.
When she looked at them one by one, the anger in her heart could no longer be suppressed. Finally, she turned around and slapped Mei Xuanqi, who was following behind her with his head down.
Seeing his mother angry, Mei Xuanqi had no choice but to lift his robe and kneel down.
Although Yuan Zhixi had already broken up with him in her heart, she was still Mr. Mei's wife at this moment. What was more important was that Old Lady Mei was indeed angry. She still hoped that the old lady would be healthy and live a long life, with clear ears and eyesight, and be well.
So after her husband knelt, Yuan Zhixi also knelt down and said, "Mother, please calm down. Your health is more important."
Seeing them kneeling down, Shu Xin and Weng Hui also knelt down.
Old Mrs. Mei felt sorry for her grandchildren. She was angry and distressed, and tears fell.
Seeing this, Mei Xuanqi didn't even dare to stand up.
In the room, injured children were lying, their parents and aunt were kneeling, and the old lady was crying silently with the support of her nanny. The whole room was eerily quiet.
Only after swallowing the pill given by the old nanny did Mrs. Mei manage to calm down.
The old lady finally opened her mouth and cursed: "You bastard, are you trying to kill your wife and your children?"
He sighed and said, "In that case, I will split up the family. You take Weng Hui and Mei Ruolin and start your own business. Let's go now.
Whatever you want, whatever you want to share, make a list for me."
All sons in the world are the same in pretending to be pitiful when they come to their mothers.
Mei Xuanqi wanted to split the family, but if he was asked to take only Weng Hui and Mei Ruolin away, that would be impossible.
In his heart, his wife Yuan Zhixi and four children, as well as the maid Shuxin who had followed him since childhood, and his daughter Mei Ruolan, were all his people. If he wanted to divide the family, he must take them with him.
Mei Xuanqi then said, "If mother doesn't want her son anymore and wants to kick him out, I have nothing to say.
But Yuan Zhixi is my son's wife, and Shuxin has long been his. He wants to take both of them and the children with him."
Old Madam Mei said, "If you take them away, will they still be able to survive? Ask them if they are willing to go with you."
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